Andy Cole has been given his head until the end of the season by Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson.
It is to be hoped that Ole Solskjaer is afforded the same guarantee.
The club record buy and the transfer steal of the campaign are now looking a combination that the Reds' boss dare not separate.
Fergie's Verdict
It was a very good performance by us. Maybe it was not as good a result as it should have been but at this time of the season the most important thing is to win the game. We played very, very good football.
The players fought hard for each other, too. It was a good mix to our game.
I decided to play the three front men simply because you are hoping at this stage of the season away from home you are going to get one or two chances on the counter attack.
In the first half, in particular, we did that really well.
It was a bit of a surprise Eric missing a penalty kick but I felt at that time if they kept their composure and patience they'd be okay.
You don't get it easy at Blackburn and they fought very well so it was a very good result for us.
I think the players enjoyed it. They had the bit between their teeth. They knew they had to perform after the surprise last week.
It was uppermost in my mind to get as much freshness as we could coming after Wednesday.
Man of the Match
Andy Cole. Cole was in ebullient form. Lively, penetrative and lethal. His display had everything a manager could want.
